Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Full table

Geeeeezzzz - what happened to this January? It just started yesterday - why the heck is it already January 20?

I have recently finished the 32nd French line regiment (white uniforms). Unfortunately, the weather is too bad to make proper photos. I usually put my photobox into position at the backyard window - but for good photos, I need at least some sun. I'll deliver some pics later on, I promise.

In order to get forward with my Pre-Bardin-uniform project, I ordered
another box of HaT French Line Infantry. The next day I started with
conversion work. I took my sources and started to create units from my
list of Italian troops.

To make 7 Italian line grenadiers, you need 21 figures...

Conversion work is always a gory thing - you have to chop off heads, plumes, limbs and legs etc.
Finally, I ended up with a handful of grenadier heads for which I will never ever have any practical use.

But finally, I had nearly 30 figures on my desk ready for painting, representing 8 units.

During the last two weeks, I made some basic painting work. Still it'll take some more weeks to fully complete those units. I suppose that the next thing to be ready will be the Spanish line infantry (center of the picture, brown uniforms).

Oh - good news by the way: today I received my Baden infantry, designed by Franznap and produced by Schilling. Thank you very much for that, friends - those are extremely detailed and beautiful figures. I can't wait to paint them. :-)

About Me

I've been born in 1974, I'm married for more than ten years with a hyper-creative woman and I'm the father of two wonderful boys.
Naturally, that doesn't leave much daytime for any hobby. Painting miniatures is my way of relaxation. My addiction, to be honest.
I'm in this hobby again for nearly two years now. It all started when my Dad bought a plastic kit of a Mitsubishi Zero when I was six years old. First, he build planes for me, later I did it on my own. My first ESCI box of British infantry came to me when I was around 14 years old. I must confess that I painted it lousily, but back then, I liked them very much.
Now, after all these years in which I preferred computer games, girls, parties and doing nonsense, I slowly started to settle down again - and back came the little plastic dudes.
I consider myself being an apprentice in these arts. There's so much more to learn! So I hope you enjoy this place and my works and maybe it's a way of exchanging inspiration. Please feel free to leave comments!